Raymond Eugene Plummer (March 27, 1913–December 26, 1987) was an American lawyer

Law of the United States

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 and judge

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Plummer was born in 1913 in Harlan, Iowa

Harlan, Iowa

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. He attended the University of Nebraska were he graduated with a B.A. in 1927 and a LL.B. in 1939. He went into private practice in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

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 1939-1940 and Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

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 1940-1944. Later, he served as Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Alaska

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, 1944-1946 and U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, 1946-1949. Plummer then returned to private practice in Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

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, 1949-1961

Plummer was nominated by John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

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 on August 28, 1961, to a new seat as a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska

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. He was confirmed by the United States Senate

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 on September 8, 1961, and received his commission on September 18, 1961. Plummer served as chief judge, 1966-1973. He assumed senior status

Senior status

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on June 1, 1973. Service terminated on December 26, 1987, due to death.

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